Chalk Painted Union Flag Tables
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Beachwood Place LLC
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I found these tables on Craigslist. When I saw them I could not believe how great they looked! I wanted to paint the Union Flag on top, the process was easy!
No sanding was needed as I used chalk paint! I mixed my own chalk paint with calcium carbonate, latex paint and water! I mixed 2 tablespoons of calcium carbonate and 1 tablespoon of water to one cup of latex paint! See blog for more details and link to more chalk paint recipes. I gave them two coats of chalk paint to begin with, then used the same chalk paint recipe for the red and white paint.
I started out by measuring a 4 inch stripe to make a cross, then a smaller one in the other direction was two inches wide as you can see below. For the outside, I measured a half inch on the outside of each 4 inch red stripe and an inch on the outside of the 2 inch red stripe , then painted them white!
The next step was to sand it down. I wanted it to have a worn look, as if I'd had it for years!
Then, hemp oil to give a nice sheen and protection.
I'm really pleased how they turned out!
I debated buying different hardware, but decided to keep the original ones!
You can also use wax instead of the hemp oil. I just wanted to try something different!
Thanks for stopping by, have a great week!
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Published July 5th, 2015 10:22 PM
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Hannah V on Jul 06, 2015LOVE love love! Union Jack is one of my favorites- I have a throw pillow on my bed with one, but would just love a table like this!
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Colleen Kennelly on Sep 13, 2019
This looks fantastic. I have a table just waiting for this!
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